Chapter 7 Who Was That Woman Back Then?

• Originally, they were still going to take a yacht out to the sea the following day, but Ning Shaochen seemed to have some urgent business, so he took everyone back to the villa at a little over 9 at night.
• In a VIP private room in a raucous and chaotic bar where heavy metal music could penetrate even the thickest doors…
• Ning Shaochen’s long and slender fingers swirled the wine glass, and the crimson liquid within sloshed around.
• “Bring her here.”
• As his words fell, the door was swung open, and a woman was shoved in.
• “Repeat what you just said earlier.” As Liu Xu pushed the woman along, he glanced over at Ning Shaochen’s direction.
• Picking up his wine glass, Ning Shaochen finished it in a single gulp. “Be mindful of your tongue if you utter a single lie.” While he’d said that nonchalantly, everyone present knew that he had the guts to do it.
• The woman’s knees went weak; she fell to her knees on the ground and begged fervently, “I’ll talk. I’ll tell you the truth! Back then, they forced me to do it. They had me drug you and… and obtain your… sperm.”
• “Who are ‘they’?”
• “Your…. Your father…” The woman trembled slightly but dared not conceal anything. At this moment, she hated herself for having drunk too much and slipped up.
• “And then? Who was that woman?”
• “I don’t know. I truly have no idea. I-I initially wanted to be the one who carried your child, but your father wasn’t interested in me, so he gave me a huge sum of money and had me leave the country. I… I’d spent all the money, so I recently sneaked back into C City. I…”
• “Send her away. I don’t want to see her ever again,” Ning Shaochen cut her off, a tad irritated.
• “Young Master Ning, please let me go. I promise I’ll never tell a soul about this!”
• “Take her away,” he snarled. Inwardly, however, he was inexplicably relieved; naturally, his son’s mother couldn’t be such a person.
• Liu Xu sat down beside him and fiddled with the empty wine glasses on the bar. After a while, he patted him on the back. “Your old man probably wouldn’t go so far as to ruin you. After all, we’re talking about Ning Xiaoxi’s biological mother here, so he wouldn’t have simply picked a random woman. Plus, look at your child’s appearance. I think his mother must be quite a beauty as well.”
• Ning Shaochen kept quiet. He truly didn’t understand why his father had to do that back then. He was still young, so it was merely a matter of time if he wanted a child. Why did he have to use such a method to beget him a child?
• “In my opinion, the unluckiest person here is Gao Wen who suddenly became a stepmother, so you’ll have to treat her better in the future.”
• Ning Shaochen glared at Liu Xu.
• Thinking of Gao Wen, he picked up the wine bottle and finished the wine in a single seating. He indeed owed her much, since he was young until now… “So, put in more effort for the engagement banquet at the beginning of next month.” After saying that, Ning Shaochen left.
• Liu Xu rolled his eyes at Ning Shaochen who’d reached the door. It wasn’t his engagement, nor was it him who owed her, so why should he put in any effort?
• When Ning Shaochen came home, he saw that the light in Ning Xiaoxi’s room was still lit. He glanced at the time on his watch. It’s almost 1 in the morning. Usually, he would’ve gone to bed long ago at this hour.
• Upon swinging open the door, he spotted an adult and a child on the bed.
• Shen Beiyi had been a light sleeper ever since her mother fell sick, so she woke up when she heard the door being opened. However, she was still feeling drowsy, so she wasn’t all that awake until she heard the sounds of footsteps, upon which she instantly sat upright.
• Ning Shaochen stood at the head of the bed and stared at her as his expression darkened.
• “I chatted with him for a while, and I was a bit sleepy, so I accidentally fell asleep. You… you’re back, Young Master Ning?” After saying that, Shen Beiyi righted the covers over Ning Xiaoxi before nodding at Ning Shaochen. “Young Master Ning, please excuse me.”
• As she passed him by, Ning Shaochen inhaled the light fragrance wafting from her alongside the intake of air, and he gulped. All of a sudden, his throat felt dry.
• “Wait!” he called out.
• Shen Beiyi’s back stiffened. Turning around, she asked deferentially, “Is there anything else, Young Master Ning?”
• When his eyes met her questioning gaze, Ning Shaochen froze for a moment. Under the dim yellow light, her plain features seemed to be masked by a filter, especially her eyes under the black-rimmed glasses, which appeared bright and clear as though glimmers of light flashed through, compelling one to remove her glasses to see exactly how bright those almond eyes would shine when they weren’t obscured.
• Ning Shaochen raised a hand, but when he realized what he was doing, he was abruptly taken aback. Clenching his hands, he ordered, “Go and cook me a bowl of noodles.”
• He must have surely drunk too much to have such a ridiculous urge assailing him.
• Shen Beiyi was momentarily stunned by his unreasonable demand. She was here to take care of Ning Xiaoxi, and even when before she came, he’d said that she was also only responsible for Ning Xiaoxi’s daily needs… “Sure, Young Master Ning.”
• Having lived with the Ning Family for some time, she naturally knew that Ning Shaochen preferred mild-tasting food. Thinking of the scent of alcohol on him, she then used oysters to make broth and cooked him a bowl of seafood noodles.
• Just as she’d carried it out after it was done and placed it on the table, Ning Shaochen came down the stairs.
• He was wearing navy blue sleepwear that outlined his tall and slender figure, the collar slightly opened to reveal his healthy wheat-colored skin. He’s truly a man who’s blessed… Upon seeing him raise his head, Shen Beiyi hastily retracted her gaze.
• Lifting her hand to untie the strings of the apron behind her neck, she accidentally hit her chignon, causing her long and lustrous hair to fall around her in a flash.
• At this precise moment, the warm light was shining on her profile, so when one abruptly looked at her, she exuded infinite tenderness and beauty.
• Gasping softly, she wanted to make her escape before Ning Shaochen realized what had happened, but evidently, his eyes told her that it was too late…